Where a judge falls under any of the following, he or she shall be excluded from the trial:
1. Where a judge or person who is or was his or her spouse is a party of, an intervenor in or a person who raises a formal objection in the case;
2. Where a judge is or was a relative of a party of, an intervenor in, or a person who raises a formal objection to the case on trial;
3. Where a judge is or was the legal representative of a party of, an intervenor in, or a person who raises a formal objection to the case on trial;
4. Where a judge bears witness to the case or is or was an expert witness of the case;
5. Where a judge is or was an agent of a party of, an intervenor in or a person who raises a formal objection to the case;
6. Where a judge has participated in a decision on whether to grant trademark registration, or decision or trial decision on a formal objection as a judge or examiner in relation the case;
7. Where a judge has direct interest in the case on trial.